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/ɪt/ /ət/ /ɘt/

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noun

它, 牠, Ta

One who is neither a he nor a she; a creature; a dehumanized being.

Examples :

"The factory treated the new worker like an it, ignoring their questions and concerns. "

工厂把新来的工人当作牲畜一样对待，无视他们的问题和顾虑。

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noun

捉人者，追的人

The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

Examples :

"In the next game, Adam and Tom will be it…"

下一次玩的时候，亚当和汤姆当捉人者…

game person sport essential

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noun

捉迷藏，老鹰捉小鸡。

The game of tag.

Examples :

"My brother loves to play it after school. "

我弟弟放学后最喜欢玩捉迷藏了。

game sport entertainment essential

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noun

性感，魅力

Sex appeal, especially that which goes beyond beauty.

Examples :

"My sister's confidence and the way she carried herself had a certain it that made everyone notice her. "

我妹妹的自信和举止有一种特别的性感魅力，让每个人都注意到她。

appearance quality style character person sex essential

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noun

性，性行为

Sexual activity.

Examples :

"caught them doing it"

抓住他们做那种事

sex body action human essential

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noun

本我，生命力。

A biological force that inhabits living beings, according to the vitalist approach of Georg Groddeck.

Examples :

"The vitalist idea of "it" suggests a driving force within a student, pushing them to succeed in school. "

活力论中“本我”的概念暗示着学生体内有一种驱动力，推动他们取得学业上的成功。

philosophy soul being mind body organism theory essential

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adjective

时髦的，流行的

Most fashionable.

Examples :

"That new phone is very it; everyone at school wants one. "

那款新手机非常时髦，学校里的每个人都想要一个。

style appearance essential

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pronoun

它，牠，它(指代物)。

The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals.

Examples :

"I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today."

我听到了校车的声音——它今天来早了。

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pronoun

他/她，那个孩子

A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender.

Examples :

"She took the baby and held it in her arms."

她抱起那个婴儿，把它抱在怀里。

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pronoun

是ta, ta.

Used to refer to someone being identified, often on the phone, but not limited to this situation.

Examples :

"Is it her?"

是她吗，是她吗？

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pronoun

这，那

The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement. (known as the dummy pronoun or weather it)

Examples :

"It is nearly 10 o’clock."

现在快十点了。

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pronoun

它，这

The impersonal pronoun, used without referent in various short idioms.

Examples :

"It's raining cats and dogs outside. "

外面下着倾盆大雨。

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pronoun

它, 这

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a .

Examples :

"He saw to it that everyone would vote for him. (with the noun clause introduced by that)"

他确保了每个人都会投票给他。

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pronoun

终了，结束，末了。

All or the end; something after which there is no more.

Examples :

"Are there more students in this class, or is this it?"

这个班还有更多学生吗，还是就到此为止了？

time outcome essential

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pronoun

TA, 他/她。

A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to an animate referent who is transgender or is neither female nor male.

Examples :

"My friend, who is transgender, said it was a difficult day at school. "

我的跨性别朋友说，TA在学校过得很艰难。

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pronoun

那，那个，它。

Followed by an omitted and understood relative pronoun: That which; what.

Examples :

"The new math problem was difficult; it stumped everyone in the class. "

那道新的数学题很难；它难倒了班里的所有人。(Nà dào xīn de shùxué tí hěn nán; tā nándǎo le bān lǐ de suǒyǒu rén.)

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proper noun

意大利半岛

A large peninsula in Southern Europe protruding into the Mediterranean Sea and shaped like a boot. The mountain range of Apennines runs across it from north to south. Occupied almost entirely by Italy.

Examples :

"My geography teacher said Italy's boot shape is called "the Italian Peninsula," and it is a very large peninsula in Southern Europe. "

我的地理老师说，意大利靴子的形状被称为“意大利半岛”，而它是一个位于南欧的非常大的半岛。

geography nation place world continent essential

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proper noun

意大利，意国

A country in southern Europe. Official name: Italian Republic.

Examples :

"My cousin is studying in Italy. "

我表弟/堂弟正在意大利学习。

nation geography place essential

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proper noun

意大利语

Abbreviation of Italian. (language)

Examples :

"My Italian grandmother speaks fluent Italian, but I only know a few basic words like "buongiorno" and "grazie." "

我的意大利奶奶说一口流利的意大利语，但我只会说几个基本词，比如“Buongiorno”和“Grazie”。

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